Australia NewsAustralian Scientists Make Diamonds in Minutes in LabSavePrintAn employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesAAP11/19/2020|Updated: 11/19/2020The billion-year wait for the perfect sparkler is over after an Australian-led scientific team discovered how to make diamonds in minutes.The process is thought to take an age, huge amounts of pressure and super-hot temperatures, hundreds of kilometres beneath the earth’s crust.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesReserve Bank of Australia Lifts Interest Rates Again After Cutting ThemFeb 02, 2026‘Blind Spot’: Alarm Sounded on Lack of Research into Side Effects of Weight-Loss DrugsFeb 02, 2026Nationals MP Says It Would Take ‘Divine Intervention’ to Reunite CoalitionFeb 02, 2026‘Milestone Deal’ for 100,000 First Homes TargetJan 31, 2026Related TopicsdiamondsAustralianscientific
